OFSTED
1 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
517
517 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
262
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
255
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.5 pts
above England
School
25.3%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.0 pts
below England
School
13.3%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.9 pts
above England
School
2.9%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.5%
380
Any other ethnic group
8.7%
45
Any other White background
3.3%
17
African
3.1%
16
Caribbean
2.9%
15
Any other Black background
2.7%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.1%
109 of
517 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
34.8
4.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.18 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.09 pts
higher than
England
School
10.31%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.79 pts
higher than
England
School
29.61%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.87 pts
higher than
England
School
5.67%
Wiltshire
1.62%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
55.9%
36.4 pts
below England
Avon Valley Academy
55.9%
Wiltshire
88.3%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.